Applications of Google Earth Engine in fluvial geomorphology for detecting river channel change

• Published in: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Water Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. e21496 - n/a
• Main Authors: Boothroyd, Richard J., Williams, Richard D., Hoey, Trevor B., Barrett, Brian, Prasojo, Octria A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Access; Algorithms; Cloud computing; cloud‐based computing; Computer applications; Data; Data management; Dynamics; Geomorphology; Imagery; Logistics; multitemporal; planform analysis; Remote sensing; river science; River systems; Rivers; Satellite imagery; Spaceborne remote sensing; Spatial data; Workflow

Cloud‐based computing, access to big geospatial data, and virtualization, whereby users are freed from computational hardware and data management logistics, could revolutionize remote sensing applications in fluvial geomorphology. Analysis of multitemporal, multispectral satellite imagery has provid...